ikan

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ikan/
  • Hyphenation: i‧kan

Noun

ikan

  1. fish (vertebrate animal)
    Synonym: lauk

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sikan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Chuukese

Noun

ikan

  1. here (the place close to where the speaker is at)

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Noun

ikan

  1. fish (vertebrate animal)

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sikan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Ilocano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔiˈkan/ [ʔiˈkan]
  • Hyphenation: i‧kan

Noun

ikán (Kur-itan spelling ᜁᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. fish (vertebrate animal)
    Synonyms: sida, lames

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ikan, from Proto-Malayic *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan. The last component -kan is related to makan (to eat).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈikan/ [ˈi.kan]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ikan
  • Syllabification: i‧kan

Noun

ikan (plural ikan-ikan)

  1. fish (vertebrate animal)

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sikan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

ikan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of いかん

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Noun

ikán

  1. fish
    Synonym: lamos

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ikan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan. The last component -kan is related to makan (to eat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈikan/ [ˈi.kan]
  • (Kelantan-Pattani) IPA(key): /ˈi.kɛ/
    • Rhymes: -ikɛ
  • Hyphenation: i‧kan

Noun

ikan (Jawi spelling ايکن, plural ikan-ikan)

  1. fish (vertebrate animal)
    Ikan itu berwarna biru.
    That fish is blue .

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: ikan
  • North Moluccan Malay: ikang

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Sikan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Noun

ikan

  1. fish (vertebrate animal)

Derived terms

  • ikan sona (fried fish)
  • ikan-daun (needlefish)

References

Yoruba

Etymology

Compare with Edo ọkhan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ī.kã́/

Noun

ikán

  1. termite